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Meet the Winners of the 78th Emmy Awards

- The comedy series "Widow’s Bay" dominated the Emmy Awards for Outstanding Variety Programs on Monday, winning 6 awards; one of which was awarded to actor Matthew Rhys, who made history by being the first to win in two different categories for Outstanding Lead Actor in the same year, for his role in this series and the limited series "The Beast in Me" (produced by Netflix). Thus, he also became the first actor to win the lead acting award in all three dramatic genres, having previously won an honor for his role in the series "The Americans."

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Meet the Winners of the 78th Emmy Awards

The comedy series "Widow’s Bay" dominated the Emmy Awards for Outstanding Primetime Programs on Monday, winning 6 awards; one of which was awarded to actor Matthew Rhys, who made history by being the first to win in two different categories for Outstanding Lead Actor in the same year, for his role in this series and the limited series "The Beast in Me" (produced by Netflix). Thus, he also became the first actor to win a lead acting award in all three dramatic genres, having previously won an accolade for his role in the series "The Americans."

Despite being the most nominated work before the ceremony began, the series "The Pitt" only managed to win two awards during the ceremony, one of which was for Outstanding Drama Series, noting that it had also won some awards at the preliminary ceremony held last week. Actress Jean Smart, the star of the series "Hacks," won the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, achieving a historic milestone by being the first actress to win awards in this category for every season of the series.

The awards were distributed to other works, such as the series "DTF St." Here is a list of the winners of the Emmy Awards this year: Outstanding Drama Series: "The Pitt."

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Noah Wyle for his role in "The Pitt." Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Rhea Seehorn for her role in "Pluribus."

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Matthew Rhys for his role in "Widow’s Bay." Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart for her role in "Hacks."

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Tom Belfry for his role in the series "Task." Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Allison Janney for her role in the series "The Diplomat."

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Stephen Root for his role in the series "Widow’s Bay." Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Kate O'Flin for her role in the series "Widow’s Bay."

Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series: Matthew Rhys for his role in the series "The Beast in Me." Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series: Sally Field for her role in the series "Remarkably Bright Creatures."

Outstanding Reality or Competition Program: "The Traitors." Best Variety Program: "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert."

Best Directing in a Comedy Series: Hiro Murai for the series "Widow’s Bay." Best Directing in a Drama Series: Sol Metzstein for the series "Slow Horses."

The best scenario for a comedy series: "Widow’s Bay."

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